New Rockford draws about half of Superior Township’s working residents
Employers in Superior Township report 82 jobs, against 29 working residents. 22% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Superior Township by day
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Superior Township on a workday afternoon, 77% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Superior Township, and from where
Where Superior Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Superior Township works in goods: 74% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Superior Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 82. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Superior Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Superior Township
of Superior Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Superior Township commutes
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
45% of Superior Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Superior Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| New Rockford | 45% | D | A | 14 min | $43,600 |
| Pleasant Prairie Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosefield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Estabrook Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Prairie Township, Rosefield Township and Estabrook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Rockford. Darker towns draw more of Superior Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Superior Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Superior Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Superior Township work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around Superior Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Superior Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Superior Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.